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noun

One deficient in judgment and good sense:

ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simple, simpleton, softhead. (Informal) dope, gander, goose. (Slang) cretin, ding-dong, dip, goof, jerk, nerd, schmo, schmuck, turkey. See ability

adjective

So senseless as to be laughable:

absurd, foolish, harebrained, idiotic, imbecilic, insane, lunatic, mad, moronic, nonsensical, preposterous, silly, softheaded, unearthly, zany. (Informal) cockeyed, crazy, loony, loopy. (Slang) balmy², dippy, dopey, jerky, sappy, wacky. See ability, knowledge

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